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through Zimbabwe on their way home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Border Management Committee and other state agencies have intensified immigration clearance procedures for buses and trucks transporting returnees, particularly through the Beitbridge Border Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zimbabwean authorities said support would continue to ensure returning nationals were safely reintegrated into their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government has also warned that security agencies will continue monitoring undesignated crossing points to prevent illegal border entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Health and humanitarian support provided<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zimbabwean authorities and development partners have deployed healthcare and humanitarian assistance to support the returnees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials said 870 children had been 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